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Eldawy, Letona Named as Finalists for Prestigious Truman Scholarship
The Truman Scholarship is awarded to approximately 55-65 college juniors each year in recognition of community service, academic accomplishment and commitment to a career of public service.
Research Behind the Evolution of a Whale’s Voice
What do whales and humans have in common? According to Holly Root-Gutteridge, a post-doctoral researcher in the College of Arts and Sciences, it is within the learning curve of speech. Whales, just like us, begin their lives making illegible sounds,…
Author Tarfia Faizullah Appearing Wednesday for Raymond Carver Reading Series
Poet Tarfia Faizullah will take part in a Q&A session and read from her work on Wednesday, Feb. 28, as part of the 2017-18 Raymond Carver Reading Series. The Q&A is at 3:45 p.m. and the reading is at 5:30…
M. Cristina Marchetti Named Director of Soft and Living Matter Program
Cristina Marchetti, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor and Distinguished Professor of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed director of the University’s Soft and Living Matter Program. Marchetti, who was nominated by her colleagues in…
Scientists Examine Link Between Surface-Water Salinity, Climate Change in Central New York
The interplay between surface-water salinity and climate change in Central New York is the subject of a recent paper by researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences. Kristina Gutchess, a Ph.D. candidate in Earth Sciences, is the lead author…
Voices from the Deep
Holly Root-Gutteridge has always been a good listener–a trait that has served her very well in her bioacoustics research of mammals, both aquatic and landlocked. Most recently her ears have tuned-in to the vocal stylings of the North Atlantic right…
The Agony and the XTC
Arts and Sciences assistant professor of humanities David Yaffe recently wrote an article for The Paris Review, entitled Agony and the XTC. In the piece, Yaffe explores the band’s history and legacy. “XTC is pop that is somehow beyond the…
Assistant Professor Patrick Berry Discusses New Book and Teaching Literary Skills in Prisons
As his new book “Doing Time, Writing Lives: Refiguring Literacy and Higher Education in Prison,” has hit shelves, assistant professor and chair of the writing and rhetoric program Patrick Berry was featured in an Inside Higher Ed article. He discussed…
Professor Measures Impact of Climate Change on Great Smoky Mountain National Park Ecosystems
Jason Fridley, associate professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received funding from the National Park Service to continue research into the effects of climate change on the forest vegetation and ecosystems of Great Smoky Mountains…
What We Do for Love: A Professor’s Insights on Valentine’s Day Expectations
Do you love the idea of a perfect Valentine’s Day with chocolates, roses and that special dinner? But your partner not so much? Couples at odds over the most romantic of days might want to find the give and take…